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Zillow CEO Richard Barton told CNBC on Friday that the online real estate company has not observed a dramatic spike in people moving out of dense, urban areas due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re all searching for our data to confirm our bias, or our theory, that people are moving out of the city into the suburbs,” Barton said
Homebuilder stocks are tearing higher this quarter. The XHB homebuilder ETF has rallied more than 40% since the beginning of April, tracking for its best quarter on record. Positive housing data and low interest rates have fueled investor optimism despite the coronavirus pandemic. Matt Maley, chief equity strategist at Miller Tabak, says housing stocks may
Photo: Getty Real estate agents have an amazing capacity to adapt. Although our industry is often characterized as resistant to change, the current health crisis has proven that we’re able to quickly adjust when necessary. In fact, in just weeks I’ve been blown away at how effortlessly real estate has successfully adopted new technologies, business
Mall of America will reopen on June 1st, with many health and safety considerations for its local, … [+] state and international guests. Unfortunately, one challenge is out of MOA’s control. Sanford Stein As the 5.6 million square foot Mall of America prepares to reopen on June 1, it is contending with challenges that correspond
A car dealer wearing a protective mask walks through the showroom at a Ford Motor Co. car dealership in North Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wealthy consumers plan to pull back on their spending, despite seeing little impact from the pandemic on their incomes
Many homeowners want to refinance existing mortgages to take advantage of record-low interest rates. Getty Mortgage rates have been hitting record lows during the economic downturn and could fall even further. Lenders have responded to the increased economic uncertainty by raising minimum credit scores, requiring higher down payments, checking and rechecking employment status and eliminating
Trading Nation: Homebuilders surge 44% this quarter, here’s where it could be headed Jobless claims indicate Covid-19’s worst economic damage may be over—Four experts on what’s next Market is recovering faster than most investors think, Oppenheimer’s John Stoltzfus suggests Market is showing resiliency despite coronavirus risks, Oppenheimer’s John Stoltzfus says Disney moves to reopen Orlando.
Photo: Getty As the varied numbers for March and April real estate sales continue to roll in, the industry is left wondering what the future will hold as the pandemic continues to impact markets across the globe. Professionals throughout the real estate space are wondering what rights and responsibilities they hold in light of the
Courtesy of Residence Christie’s International Real Estate. The coronavirus pandemic may have brought most of the global property market to a standstill but in Sweden, which never fully went into lockdown, a village has gone up for sale for 70 million Swedish krona ($7.3 million). Satra Brunn is a “wellness village” on the outskirts of
Questions and answers on the coronavirus Getty Now that “phase two” is well underway for most countries globally, we are all consumed by a two-part preoccupation: when will things go back to normal, and what exactly will be “normal” in a post-coronavirus world? In the first article of this two-part miniseries, we took a look
Homebuilder stocks are building on a breakout. The XHB homebuilder ETF rallied 4% on Wednesday, adding to a 45% surge so far this quarter. Todd Gordon, managing director at Ascent Wealth Partners, sees it as a trend that should continue. “Our theme here … is nesting and investing and what that means is basically people
Over 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment amid the coronavirus pandemic. mpi43/MediaPunch/MediaPunch/IPx Topline: As the coronavirus pandemic keeps Americans confined to their homes, nearly every industry has been negatively impacted by the disease, and businesses losing out on cash flow have started laying off workers. Here’s who’s axed staff so far: Airlines & Transportation
A for sale sign is seen near a house for sale in South Pasadena, California on April 24, 2020. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Home prices were still gaining steam in March, as the country began shutting down in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. On a national level, prices in March
Photo: Getty COVID-19 has exposed many weaknesses of our modern economy, and it has boiled our lives down to the essentials. As most of us have had to spend more time at home, we are now having to look to our dwellings for more than just shelter. We now commute to work from our bedrooms
A realtor, at right, shows prospective buyers a property in Newport Beach, California. Jamie Rector | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s not as if the coronavirus pandemic has gone away, but after a sharp pullback, homebuyers are now piling back into the housing market much faster than expected. Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose
Landry’s CEO Tilman Fertitta told CNBC on Tuesday that it is not “reasonable” for commercial landlords to ask for full rent payments from businesses that were forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Everybody has to be reasonable with everybody. I want to be a reasonable tenant, and I expect the landlord to be
New York City doesn’t think property owners should enforce the personal guaranties that often backstop commercial leases signed by small business corporations or limited liability companies. So today the city enacted a law against it, at least in cases where the tenant’s business had to shut down because of today’s pandemic. The law applies through
First-time buyers are going to need more support in the months and years ahead to help them onto the … [+] ladder. Getty The impact of COVID-19 on the housing market as a whole, and on the buying power of first-time buyers specifically, cannot be understated. Whilst the reopening of the property industry two weeks
The Annapolis Townhome model at Clarksburg Town Center on April 28, 2020 in Clarksburg Maryland. Benjamin C. Tankersley | The Washington Post | Getty Images In one of the brightest economic readings since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, sales of newly built homes rose nearly 1% in April compared with March, according to the
Photo: Getty There is a metric in apartment investing known as cash-on-cash return. It represents the power of multiplying money. Consistent investment in strong performing assets over long periods of time yields the greatest return, so knowing how to calculate that return is essential. For many, it’s not the acquiring of money that’s the issue.
TOPLINE Mortgage delinquency rates nearly doubled and total delinquencies reportedly increased by 1.6 million in April, the largest single-month jump in history, though the majority are covered under Cares Act forbearance programs. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – APRIL 30: A demonstrator calls on the governor to suspend rent and mortgage … [+] payments to help those who
A Southampton beachfront house available Memorial Day to Labor Day. $500,000. 6,000 sq.ft. with 4 … [+] bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms on .5 acres plus a pool. Town & Country Real Estate A friend called me the other day to ask what I knew about summer rentals in the Hamptons. I started to look online, and
A For Sale sign is seen in front of a home in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The economic fallout from the coronavirus hit the housing market hard in April. Sales of existing homes fell 17.8% month-to-month, and were 17.2% lower than April 2019, seasonally adjusted, according to the National Association of Realtors.
A broad coalition of New York City leaders are calling on the mayor to freeze property taxes. Getty A broad coalition of city leaders, from business to civic groups, is urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to put a freeze on property tax bills and provide relief for property owners who are struggling with their payments
Ariana Lindquist | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retailers aren’t the only ones struggling to pay the bills. The biggest shopping center in the country, The Mall of America, has missed two months of payments on its $1.4 billion mortgage, a sign of just how much retail real estate owners are reeling during the coronavirus pandemic.
Today’s low mortgage rates are helping home buyers, but they might also lead to future inventory … [+] shortages and affordability challenges. Getty In a coronavirus-created environment of severe inventory shortages and rising prices, home shoppers do have one advantage in the form of extremely low interest rates. Yet, while propitious today, the latter bear
Boston Properties CEO Owen Thomas told CNBC on Thursday that working from home is not a long-term replacement for physical offices, arguing many of the coronavirus-related shifts in business will be temporary. “The ability to mentor younger employees, the spontaneous collaboration and creativity that occurs, and also the culture that companies develop, it’s very difficult
Giuliana Rancic at home with wrapped in an August & Leo throw blanket. August & Leo Giuliana Rancic is known for many things. Being a top entertainment news personality, breast cancer survivor, mom, and entrepreneur. Now, she’s diving headfirst into the world of furniture and decor, launching a line called August & Leo on HSN.
A foreclosure sign in front of a house in 2007. Getty Images As of this week, 4.75 million homeowners are in government or private sector mortgage forbearance programs, according to Black Knight. That is equivalent to 9% of all mortgages outstanding. New analysis, however, shows a large share of these borrowers initially didn’t need the